CHARLEVOIX -- Voters going to the polls in Marion Township will be asked to decide if a 1974 ordinance outlawing the sale of liquor for on-site consumption should be repealed.

The question appears on the ballot after the representatives of Castle Farms, which is located in Marion Township, collected enough signatures on a petition seeking to have the question put to voters.

Castle Farms representatives have said that the business itself has no interest in obtaining a license for the onsite sale of liquor, but are seeking the change after receiving numerous requests by patrons who wish to include liquor in their cash bars during events that take place at Castle Farms.

Earlier this year, Castle Farms assistant manager Anora Ruehle told the Charlevoix Courier, "Changing the current law would not increase alcoholic consumption at the Castle. Liquor is already being served. The only difference would be that event organizers would have the option of hosting cash bars for charities. They'd be able to raise more money, instead of giving away free liquor as they now do, included within the price of an admission ticket."